An additional fandisc known as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei followed, and was the final game in the series produced by 07th Expansion. The answer arcs shared the common title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. The series debuted in Japan on Augwith Onikakushi-hen, the first in a series of eight original games divided into the 'question arcs' consisting of the first four games, and the 'answer arcs' consisting of the latter four. The games utilize intermissions where the player can obtain several TIPS which allow the player to read various supplementary information that may or may not be useful in solving the mystery. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a series of murder mystery visual novels that requires relatively little player interaction as most of the gameplay is composed of reading text which signifies either dialogue between characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist who the player assumes.

The games have been released for Microsoft Windows PCs, the PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo DS handheld console. The games take place in the fictional Japanese town of Hinamizawa, and the stories revolve around a group of young friends and the strange events that occur in the village. The Higurashi When They Cry visual novel series is originally produced by the Japanese dōjin soft maker 07th Expansion, but features games produced in collaboration with Alchemist and Twilight Frontier.

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